Joni Ernst Quotes

We're in a war with ISIS and we need a leader who understands exactly what that means.

You listen to the intelligence community, they say, listen, maybe it's ISIS today, it's somebody else tomorrow. We'll deal with the caliphate, but it's going to take years to be able to handle this.

Many in the U.S. military believe ISIS needs to be immediately, and repeatedly, smashed by American drones and warplanes.

American credibility in the war on terrorism depends on a strong stand against all terrorist acts, whether committed by foe or friend.

The scale of the ISIS threat is not yet matched by a clarity of approach for securing their defeat.

The overall feckless strategy against ISIS in Syria and Iraq enabled the Islamist organization to expand its domain and drive out more religious minorities.

We need to eradicate these terrorist groups, wherever they are. If we failed to do it, we are just waiting for the next.

The tentacles of Islamic State are far-reaching, and the restrained and tepid international response that Mr. Obama has pursued will not eliminate this terrorist organization.

I want to see ISIS destroyed.

Those are the two issues: Protecting the homeland and stopping the war and going after ISIS in a way that ends the terrorism.

We can make sacrifices to fight Islamic State, but the international coalition has to support us.

I think there are a number of issues that we should be addressing. I have put forth a plan to defeat ISIS.

If they listen to the military people, we probably wouldn't be having an ISIS right now.

I believe when the country feels threatened it is important that we are seen to be working together to find an appropriate structure for dealing with terrorists in our midst.

We fight terrorism. It threatens our sovereign, democratic, compassionate and decent way of life.

In my judgment, the greatest risks are international terrorist groups like al Qaeda and Hezbollah. The war in Iraq has taken our attention off those priorities.

The war on terror, I believe, will be waged by effective intelligence and police work and cruise missiles.

I think the American people believe in stopping and preventing terrorism pretty much at any cost.

There is no doubt ISIS poses a clear, direct threat to the United States, and decisive action is badly needed.

We must fight and win the battle against terror overseas so we never have to fight it here at home.

The dividing line for Yisrael Beiteinu is who supports terror and who fights terror.

I know the pain of having to deal with terrorism. And that's why, after 9-11, I was one of the first to join the international coalition to fight terrorism.

If I had been in President Obama's shoes, I would have acted more decisively and strongly against ISIS.

I would argue it should be a policy to defeat ISIS where they are, where they exist and prevent them from coming into the United States.

And if we capture any of these ISIS killers alive, they are going to Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, and we're going to find out everything they know, because when I'm president, unlike Barack Obama, we will keep this country safe.